Toilet paper roll holder



March 24, 1953 H. w. RUEGER 2,632,606

TOILET PAPER ROLL HOLDER Filed April 5, 1951 INVENTOR HERMAN W.KRUEGERATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 24, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOILETPAPER ROLL HOLDER Herman W. Krueger, Plymouth, Wis.

Application April 5, 1951, Serial No. 219,367

1 Claim. 1

This invention appertains to the dispensing of sheets off of paperrolls, and more particularly to a novel bathroom fixture for detachablysupporting a roll of toilet paper.

One of the primary objects of my invention, is to provide a bathroomfixture embodying a wall bracket and "a rotatable hub thereon, includingresilient legs over which the roll of toilet paper is sprung, theresilient legs firmly engaging the core of the roll to preventaccidental displacement of the roll and at the same time permit the easyplacing of a roll on and off of the fixture.

Another salient object of my invention is the provision of .means forlimiting the insertion of the roll on the hub, so that the roll will notengage or become damaged by the supporting wall bracket.

A further important object of my invention is to provide a rigid shaftor rod carried by the wall bracket with a resilient hub rotatablymounted thereon, embodying a pair of inclined legs normally held apartby their inherent resiliency, one of said legs having its inner endslotted to receive the shaft, whereby the leg is guided thereon, saidslotted leg being movable radially inward against its spring tension,upon the slipping of a roll on the hub for holding the roll detachablyin place, the inward movement of the leg bringing an end wall of theslot into frictional engagement with the shaft or rod to preventtoo-free rotation of the hub and roll, as paper is being pulled off ofthe roll.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a bathroom fixtureof the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, onethat will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placedupon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as Well behereinafter more specifically described and claimed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which drawing,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved bathrom fixture.

Figure 2 is a similar view, toilet paper associated with the fixture,parts of the fixture and roll being shown broken away and in section.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2, lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference charactersdesignate correshowing a roll of r sponding parts throughout the severalviews, the letter F generally indicates the novel fixture and the sameincludes a bracket 5, which is adapted to be secured to a wall, or othersuitable support. The bracket is preferably of an ornamental character,so as to present a pleasing and attractive appearance, and includes anarm 6 and a face plate 1. The face plate 1, is adapted to fit fiatagainst the wall and is secured thereto, in any desired way. The outerend of the arm 6 can terminate in a circular head 8, and one side of thehead 8 is provided with an internally threaded opening 9. Threaded intothe opening 9 is a rod or shaft 10, which rotatably supports the novelhub l l for detachably supporting a roll of paper P. The rod or shaft [0can be in the nature of a bolt and hence the outer end thereof isprovided with a polygonal shaped head I2.

The hub II is preferably formed from a single strip of spring metal bentinto the desired shape, and this hub includes a pair of resilient legsl3 and I connected to their outer ends by a bridge wall or base I5. Thisconnecting outer wall or bridge piece I5, is provided with a centralopening 16, through which the shaft extends, as is clearly shown inFigure 2 of the drawing. The inner end of the leg l3 terminates in aright angularly extending arm I1, and it is to be noted that the arm isso folded during the fabrication thereof to provide a radially extendinglug l8 which constitutes a stop for the inner end of the paper roll P,when the same is placed on the hub I l. The leg is provided with anopening [9, through which the haft or rod l0 extends.

The inner end of the leg [4 is also provided with an inwardly directedangularly extending arm 20, andthis arm is provided with a slot 2|,through which the shaft or rod It! extends. Due to the inherentresiliency of the leg I, the same normally moves away from the leg l3,as shown in Figure 1, and the leg I4 is limited in its outward movementby the inner wall of the slot 2 I.

In assembling the fixture F, the shaft or rod [0 is inserted through theopening l6, slot 2| and opening [9, and is then threaded into the socket9 of the head of the bracket. If desired, a wear washer 22 can be placedon the shaft between the hea li38 of the bracket 5 and the arm [1 of theleg In use of my fixture ,the roll of paper P is placed on the hub II,and the core of the roll will force the leg [4 inwardly against theinherent resiliency thereof and the tension of this leg normally holdsthe paper roll P in place on the hub against accidental displacement.The roll is placed on the 3 hub until the same contacts the stop lug l8.As the leg I4 is moved inwardly by the roll P, the inner wall of theslot 2| is urged into frictional engagement with the shaft or rod l0,and hence free rotation of the hub and roll is prevented. Thiseffectively prevents undue rotation of the roll P when sheets of paperare pulled from off of the same. Obviously, when the paper off of theroll is exhausted, the core of the roll can be quickly and easily pulledoff of the rod and a new roll substituted therefor.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided anexceptionally simple and durable form of holder for a roll of toiletpaper, which will effectively accomplish its intended purpose.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or thescope of my invention, but what I claim as new is:

A holder for a roll of toilet paper comprising a wall bracket, alaterally extending rigid shaft carried by the bracket, a hub rotatablymounted upon the shaft including a pair of flat legs, a

bridge piece connecting the outer end of said legs,

one of said legs having an inwardly directed arm and said arm and bridgepiece having aligned openings for receiving the shaft, the other leghaving an inwardly directed arm provided with a slot receiving theshaft, said shaft and hub terminating short of the outer end of the rollof toilet paper when the same is in place on the hub, and a radiallyextending lug on said first mentioned leg adjacent the inner end thereoffor limiting the insertion of a roll of paper on the hub, said lastmentioned leg being normally urged outward by its inherent resiliencyfrom the other leg and shaft, said last mentioned leg being movedinwardly toward the first mentioned leg and shaft upon the placing of aroll of paper on the hub with the inner wall of said slot frictionallyengaging the shaft when the same is moved inwardly to prevent freeturning of the hub on the shaft.

HERMAN W.- KRUEGER.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Miller Jan. 10, 1950Number

